David Rockwell and Ian Schrager Talk Preservation, Collaboration, and the New York Edition Hotel

Though there were already several Edition hotels—in Miami Beach, London, and Istanbul—architect David Rockwell and developer Ian Schrager have paired up on the latest in the collection, a new outpost in the Big Apple. Despite being linked by name and a theme of luxury, each location is treated like a one-of-a-kind project, both Rockwell and Schrager told Curbed in recent interviews. One new challenge was working an existing, landmarked building: The hotel occupies the 1911 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) Tower, reimagining its turn-of-the-20th-century corporate interiors as 273 swanky guest suites and a second-floor restaurant being helmed by British chef Jason Atherton.

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